East Oxford Anglican Churches

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I’m joining other religious leaders in Quebec in decrying the provincial government’s incomprehensible decision to limit attendance in places of worship to as f...ew as 25 people when theatres and concert halls can still receive up to 250 people. Among other things, it creates the completely illogical possibility that one of our church buildings would be allowed to host a concert for 250 spectators but forbidden from having more than 25 peoplein the very same buildingfor a worship service, even though both groups would be taking the same precautions around physical distancing, mask wearing, hand sanitizing, etc. Churches, synagogues, and mosques in Quebec have been assiduous in the creation and application of measures to limit the spread of COVID-19, and we have been proactive partners with the rest of Quebec society in the collective fight against the virus. Out of an abundance of caution, Anglican churches in Quebec remained closed to in-person worship all summer, and some have chosen to remain closed out of a desire to protect those most vulnerable. Not a single documented coronavirus outbreak in Quebec has been traced back to a place of worship, and yet we are being subjectwithout any consultation whatsoeverto harsher restrictions than other sectors of society with confirmed outbreaks of COVID-19. This is not special pleading, nor a seeking after special privileges. Rather it is simply a plea for this government to recognize the unique role faith communities play in the lives of hundreds of thousands of Quebecersincluding in sustaining them through this pandemicand to have any limits on our capacity to meet together applied in a consistent way, based on reason and scientific evidence.

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Christ has no body now but yours. No hands, no feet on earth but yours. Yours are the eyes through which he looks compassion on this world. Yours are the feet ...with which he walks to do good. Yours are the hands through which he blesses all the world. Yours are the hands, yours are the feet, yours are the eyes, you are his body. Christ has no body now on earth but yours. Teresa of Avila Painting,Angelus by Emile Friant Edit or delete this

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